I'll bet you never heard of Tellus of Athens, neither had Croesus, neither had anybody else outside of Athens.

我打赌你们从没听说过雅典的特勒斯,包括克罗伊斯在内的,任何一个非雅典人都不知道

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Here we are talking about Tellus all these many years later thanks to Herodotus.

在这儿,我们在那么多年之后,仍然能谈论特勒斯,这多亏了希罗多德

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Croesus was astonished and he asked Solon why did he select Tellus?

克罗伊斯很吃惊,他问梭仑为什么选特勒斯

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In a battle between the Athenians and their neighbors near Eleusis he came to the assistance of his countrymen, routed the foe and died upon the field most gallantly.

在一场雅典人和其邻居,埃莱夫西斯的战争中,特勒斯在同胞的援助下击败了敌人,最后英勇地战死疆场

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But the point is that this form of immortality is available to Tellus because of his place in the polis, because of the deeds he does for the polis, and that is the greatest possible payoff.

但是关键是,特勒斯之所以能成为永恒,是因为他在城邦中的地位,是因为他在城邦之中的功绩,这也许就是得以永存的最佳途径

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Solon answered, Tellus of Athens.

可梭仑回答说,雅典的特勒斯

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